Unitampnbsp3ampnbspLifeampnbspinampnbsptheampnbspfuture教学设计与反思

　　unit 3 life in the future教学设计与反思ⅰ. 单元教学目标技能目标skill goals talk about things in the past, at present and in the future talk about changes at present predict good and bad changes in the futureⅱ. 目标语言词汇1． 四会词汇expect, aspect, constant, constantly, remind, jet, previous, tablet, capsule, opening, surrounding, lack, ache, mask, bend, press, swift, swiftly, master, sight, flash, switch, optimistic, length, extraordinary, extraordinarily2． 认读词汇jet lag, flashback, expertise, hover, pessimistic, enormous, imitate, 3． 词组take up, remind ... of ..., lose sight of ..., catch sight of ..., sweep up, speed up, assist in4． 重点词汇constant, remind, lack, sight, assist, require, settlement, previous, swift语法the past participle as the attribute…and following him to collect a hovering carriage driven by computer.the past participle as the adverbialworried about the journey, i was unsettled for the first few days.hit by a lack of fresh air, my head ached.exhausted, i slid into bed and fell fast asleep.重点句子1. this is similar to the ＂jet lag＂ you get when flying, but instead it means you keep getting flashbacks from your previous time period. p172. well-known for their expertise, his parents’ company named ＂future tours＂ transported me safely into the future in a time capsule. p183. he handed it to me and immediately hurried me through to a small room nearby for a rest. p184. he was swept up into the centre of them. 5. i found later that their leaves provided the house with much-needed oxygen. p188. everyone will get twice as much personal space as in flats on land. p589. only when the robot cleaner touches objects can they be moved. p59ⅲ. 教材分析与教材重组1. 教材分析 本单元以＂life in the future＂为中心话题，旨在通过本单元的学习，让学生大胆发挥想象，对人类今后的生活环境，生活方式进行猜测，并在此基础上，对人类的种种活动进行反思，提倡环保生活意识。同时让学生学会过去分词作定语和作状语的不同用法。最后让学生将本单元所讨论的话题和推测手法相结合，学习怎样写report。 1.1 warming up 部分利用一个关于＂住＂和＂行＂的对比研究表格引导学生回顾过去，认识现在和展望未来。通过这一活动，引发学生对过去，现在和未来的思考，使学生对将要阅读的文章有个知识准备。 1.2 pre-reading 部分让学生充分运用发散思维，先列举当今世界人类面临的一些突出问题，然后要求学生思考为什么会产生这些问题，这些问题中哪些在未来社会仍然可能存在，哪些将会被克服，哪些将会恶化。为下面的阅读做了铺垫。 1.3 reading 部分通过一封发自未来的电子邮件，讲述了作者li qiang怎样安全到达＂未来世界＂，他对＂未来世界＂的印象，以及＂未来世界＂的日常生活方式和交通工具情况。阅读时要把重点放在＂未来世界＂生活与当今生活的不同点上。 1.4 comprehending 部分设计了三个教学活动来加深学生对reading部分的理解。第一个活动要求学生通过阅读找出＂未来世界＂在以下几个方面的变化：跨时空旅行，交通，住房，城镇环境和空气质量。接着让学生在此基础上得出自己的结论，哪些变化好，哪些变化不好，并说明理由。第二个活动要求学生通过阅读来判断li qiang对＂未来世界＂的态度是乐观的还是悲观的。学生要在文中找出支持自己观点的论据，尽可能说服别人。第三个活动让学生想象一下li qiang将会去参加哪些活动。这样既鼓励学生展开丰富的想象，又为using language部分的语篇学习做了铺垫。 1.5 learning about language部分突出了本单元的一些重点词汇及语法。首先通过完成语篇来考查学生运用本单元词汇的能力，并且通过练习，让学生区分两种动词短语，一种是以动词为中心的词组，另一种是以介词为中心的词组。语法部分要求学生主动找出阅读语篇中的重点结构——过去分词作定语和状语，然后加以应用。 1.6 using language 部分涵盖了听，说，读，写四项语言基本技能。要求学生通过阅读i have seen amazing things 一文，对li qiang旅行的第三站有个总体的印象，并能找出部分细节知识。 1.7 summing up 部分归纳了本单元的主要学习内容并让学生自我检测一下学习效果。 1.8 learning tip 部分告诉学生在讨论时记笔记的好处和方法。 2. 教材重组 2.1 可将warming up, pre-reading, reading 和 comprehending 整合在一起上一节精读课。 2.2 using language 中的reading 和 listening 是 li qiang’s travel to the future的延续，可将这两部分及workbook 中的listening整合起来上一节听力课。 2.3可将learning about language 和 workbook 中的 using words and expressions 及using structures整合起来上一节语法课。 2.4 将 workbook 中的 reading task 和 listening task 结合起来上一节泛读课，进一步拓展学生的思维和想象力。 2.5 将 using language中的speaking 和 workbook中的talking 整合在一起上一节口语课，鼓励学生对现在进行反思，对未来进行大胆猜测(make predictions)。 2.6 将workbook 中的 speaking task 和 writing task 整合起来上一节写作课，同时对整个单元进行一个小结。 3. 课型设计与课时分配  1st period reading  2nd period listening  3rd period grammar  4th period extensive reading  5th period speaking  6th period writing ⅳ. 分课时教案
　　the first period readingteaching goals 教学目标 1. target language 目标语言a. 重点词汇和短语constantly, remind, vehicle, carriage, bathroom, temple, private, settlement, impression, constant, jet, previous, tablet, capsule, opening, surrounding, lack, ache, mask, bend, press, swift, swiftly, master, sight, flash, switch, optimistic, length, take up, lack of, lose sight of, sweep up, catch sight ofb. 重点句式this is similar to ..., but it means ... p17well-known for ..., his parents’ company，called ＂future tour＂, transported me safely into the future in a time capsule.. p18he handed it to me and immediately hurried me through to a small room nearby for a rest. p182. ability goals 能力目标enable the ss to talk about the life in the past, at present and in the future.3. learning ability goals 学能目标help the ss learn how to describe the life in the past, at present and in the future.teaching important ＆ difficult points 教学重难点compare life in the past, at present and in the future.what is life in the future like? what changes will take place?teaching methods 教学方法fast and careful reading; asking and answering activity; inpidual, pair or group work.teaching aids 教具准备a computer and a projector.teaching procedures ＆ ways 教学过程与方式step i warming upshow some pictures of life in the past, at present and in the future to the ss, period by period. first show the pictures of life in china in ad 1005.t: do these pictures describe our daily life? ss: no, perhaps they describe life of many many years ago.t: good. then can you tell me what life was like one thousand years ago? for example, life in ad 3008. s: let me try. people living at that time didn’t have cars or planes. they rode horses or took carriages.s: they didn’t have electricity. s: they didn’t live in tall buildings....show the pictures of life at present.t: good! what about our life at present? what is it like?s: our life at present is convenient. we live in various kinds of buildings, and we have lots of entertainments. we travel by many modern transportations, such as cars, buses, planes and etc. show the pictures of life in the future.t: every day we can come across passages about life in the future in magazines, newspapers and so on. please look at these pictures and try your best to describe what life in the future will be like.s: let me have a try. i think in the future we can travel the whole space in a spaceship freely. and perhaps we can communicate with aliens.s: at that time, i think the earth will have been polluted so heavily that no one can live on it. we perhaps will have to move to other planets to live. ...then set a scene for the ss — a special tour guide.t: now imagine you are working in a tour company which has just promoted a new kind of travel — time travel. your company can transport people in ad XX to the past, also it can transport people in the past to your cities. you are chosen to be a guide for 5 people who want to go back to the china in ad 1005, and also 4 people in that year want to visit the china in ad XX. how will you organize your trip? what kind of things will you introduce to those people? give the ss 2 minutes to discuss.t: ok. time’s up. volunteer?s: if i am the tour guide who will take people back to the past, i will introduce them the houses, the way people lived and their clothing. because these are quite different from ours today, i think people will be very interested in them.s: if the company gives me the chance to take people living in the past to our city at present, i will try my best to provide them an impressive trip. i will introduce something which is different from things in the past to them. for example, transportation, tv, computer and business. because these have changed greatly as time goes by. t: ok. you have done a good job. now open your books and turn to page 17. please work in pairs to discuss the items in the chart. when you finished, complete the chart. give the ss ten minutes, and after that, check the answers.step ⅱ pre-readingget the ss to discuss the problems that human beings are facing today (such as pollution, all kinds of shortages). make a prediction about the future: which problems may be solved, and which will still be there. this part will prepare the ss for the text. t: we all know that as our society develops, we have got much benefit. but at the same time, we have to face lots of problems. can you find out what kind of problems human beings are facing?s: pollution.s: population is becoming larger and larger.s: the shortage of resources.t: yes! then can you predict which problems can be solved in the future? and which ones will still be there?s: i think the problem of population will be solved in the future, because now more and more countries have begun to control the birth rate.s: i think the problems of pollution and shortage of resources will still be there, and will even get worse. s: i don’t think so. now scientists all over the world are trying their best to develop new resources that human beings can make use of, such as solar energy. in my opinion, the problems can be solved one by one.step ⅲ readingt: now please open your books and turn to page 17. let’s read the passage first impressions. read it quickly and then tell me what it is about.several minutes later.t: well, have you finished reading the passage?ss: yes.t: ok. who would like to tell me what the text is about?s: it’s an e-mail written by a man who has taken up a trip to the future.t: good. then look at the following sentences. they are in wrong order. anyone can tell me the correct order of these sentences?a. we were transported into the future by a comfortable time capsule.b. i arrived at wang ping’s home and everything in his house made me surprised.c. i won a travel to the year ad 3008.d. i have my first try to master a hovering carriage.s: c-a-d-b.t: very good! let’s go through the first two paragraphs together and get the general idea of li qiang’s trip to the future. then answer the questions on the screen.show these checking questions on the screen.1. why did i have the chance to travel to the year ad 3008? 2. what is a ＂time lag＂? 3. how did i feel when i was in the capsule? 4. who guides my trip?5. why did my guide give me some tablets?6. who transported us to the future?a few minutes later, check the answers.sample answers:1. he took up the prize he won the year before. 2. ＂time lag＂ means a person gets flashbacks from his previous time period.3. the seats in the capsule are very comfortable.4. my friend wang ping is my guide to the future.5. the tablets could help me feel less nervous and uncertain.6. wang ping’s parents’ company transported us to the future.t: wonderful. do you want to know more about his trip? now please go through the third paragraph to get some details on the environment in the future. when you finish, please answer the following questions.show these three questions on the screen.1. how did i feel as soon as i was transported to the future?2. how did wang ping solve this problem?3. what do you think has caused this kind of problem? give the ss 1 or 2 minutes to think and they can discuss with their partners. then check the answers.sample answers:1. after the writer was transported to the future, he was hit by the lack of fresh air.2. wang ping gave a mask to the writer and hurried him through to a small room nearby to have a rest.3. now we are causing more and more pollution to the nature, this will cause serious problems to life in the future. this may be the cause of the lack of fresh air in the future.t: what will transportation in the future be like? are there any differences between transportation in the future and that at present? now please read the fourth and fifth paragraphs and find out something about both transportation and daily life in the future. after the ss read the paragraphs, ask them the following questions.1. what did wang ping’s house look like?2. what was the green wall made of? what’s the purpose of building this kind of green wall?3. how can you produce a tv set in wang ping’s house?sample answers:1. his house is a large bright, clean room. it had a green wall, a brown floor and soft lighting. 2. the green wall was made of trees. the leaves of the trees will provide much-needed oxygen to the house.3. you can just flash a switch on the computer screen and a tv set will rise from the floor.t: so we can see life in the future is much more convenient and much easier than our present life. step ⅳ follow-up activityget the ss to compare life at present and in the future. find out the changes on several items. try to distinguish which changes are good and which are not good and give reasons.t: now let’s make a prediction about future and see what will be changed in the future. i will give you 3 minutes to discuss in pairs, and after your discussion please finish the following chart.sample answers:itemslife at presentlife in the future(changes) good or bad? reasons?environmentair pollution and water pollution; resource shortagethe situation will get worse and worsethe development of our society will cause human being to develop more and more resources; and the development of industry will cause worse pollution to our environmenttransportairplane, car, train, boat and helicopterspacecraft, time travel, personal flying car or bikemore convenienteducationpeople receive education in schoolpeople receive education on the internet; can choose the subjects and the teachers they likehave more chances to receive different knowledgehousesflats in high rise buildings; with kitchens and bathroomscozy, modern flats, furniture in walls and floorthen let the ss do exx. 2 ＆ 3 on page 19. a few minutes later, check the answers.sample answer to ex. 3: i think the writer has an optimistic view of the future. he was very excited when he traveled to the year ad 3008 and couldn’t believe it was true. from this, we can see he is eager to go to the future. though he was hit by the lack of fresh air, the problem was immediately solved by putting on a mask. and he tells us the transport in the future is convenient. when he arrived wang ping’s home, he found there were many trees after the wall moved, and these trees provided the house with much-needed oxygen. finally he described the automatic equipment in wang ping’s house. all the above has shown his view of the future.step ⅴ homeworkreview the key sentences in the text.
　　the second period listeningteaching goals 教学目标1. target language 目标语言重点词汇和短语extraordinarily, atmosphere, gravity, assist in 2. ability goals 能力目标enable the ss to tell the differences between two kinds of alien creatures.enable the ss to understand the facilities in ＂wonderworld＂.3. learning ability goals 学能目标help the ss learn how to promote a new invention by analyzing different situations.teaching important ＆ difficult points 教学重难点listen to the material about the new invention and find out its special qualities. teaching methods 教学方法discussion; listening; cooperative learning.teaching aids 教具准备a computer, a projector and a recorder.teaching procedures ＆ ways 教学过程与方式step ⅰ lead-inlet the ss discuss the following two questions:1. do you think time travel is possible?2. if you have the chance to have a time travel, which places would you like to visit? and why?t: glad to see you, everyone. last time we learnt something about li qiang’s travel to the future. it’s fantastic, right? in our daily life, we also read lots of novels and watch many films about time travel. can you name some great movies about time travel? s: matrix! t: yes. good. do you think time travel is possible? s: i think it is possible. in the past, people cannot travel to the moon, but now they can. so with the development of science, maybe one day, we can travel to the past or to the future. this is quite possible!t: if you have the chance to have a time travel, where would you like to visit? why?s: i want to visit the space station. in the future, maybe we will find out some other creatures living in other planets. i would like to communicate with them and know something about them.step ⅱ listening task 1 let the ss listen to the material on page 23 twice. after listening for the first time, let them answer some simple questions to check their general understanding. t: ok. we know that li qiang had a chance to travel to the future, today we are going to learn where he would visit. don’t open your textbooks. just listen. i will play the recording for you twice. for the first time, listen to the general idea listen again and check the answers.1. how can ＂wonderworld＂ make sure there is enough oxygen?2. how can ＂wonderworld＂ make sure there is enough water?3. what is the advantage of living in ＂wonderworld＂?4. do you think people will be healthy living in ＂wonderworld＂? why?task 3 deal with the listening on page 55. t: there will be lots of new inventions in the future. here we’ve got a new kind of quilt. why is it special? let’s listen to the tape and try to find it out. meanwhile we should find out where these quilts are suitable to promote.play the tape for the ss twice. let them do exx. 1－3 on page 55 and then check the answers. step ⅲ homeworkafter class, let the ss listen to the three materials repeatedly.
　　the third period grammarteaching goals 教学目标1. target language目标语言重点词汇和短语swiftly, unsettle, speed up2. ability goals 能力目标enable the ss to use the past participle as the adverbial and the past participles as the attribute.3. learning ability goals 学能目标 help the ss learn how to use the past participle as the adverbial and the past participles the attribute.teaching important ＆ difficult points 教学重难点distinguish the usage of the past participle as the adverbial and the past participle as the attribute.teaching methods 教学方法practice.teaching aids 教具准备a computer, a projector and a blackboard.teaching procedures ＆ ways 教学过程与方式step i word studythis part is a consolidation of the words learnt in this unit. ask the ss to do the exx. 1 ＆ 2 on pages 20 ＆ 21 and exercises in using words and expressions in workbook independently. then check the answers.step ii grammarthe ss will learn the usage of the past participle in different situations. task 1 make clear to the ss the usage of the past participle as the adverbial.t: now please look at the sentence:worried about the journey, i was unsettled for the first few days. = as i was worried about the journey, i was unsettled for the first few days.过去分词作状语：用作状语的过去分词通常来自及物动词。过去分词用作状语时，修饰主句的谓语动词，意义上相当于状语从句，表示时间、条件、原因、伴随状况等。过去分词作状语，前边往往可以加when, while, as if, as though。一般说来，这种结构的逻辑主语必须与主句的主语一致。例如：whenever praised, she blushes.（作时间状语）= whenever she is praised, she blushes.united, we stand; pided, we fall.（作条件状语）= if we are united, we stand; if we are pided, we fall.written in great haste, this book is full of errors.（作原因状语）= because this book is written in great haste, it is full of errors.mary was reading a love story, completely lost to the romantic life.（作伴随状语）= mary was reading a love story, and she was completely lost to the romantic life.although born in germany, john lives and works in u.s.a.（作让步状语）= although john was born in germany, he lives and works in u.s.a.task 2 make clear to the ss the usage of the past participle as the attribute.t: now please look at these two sentences:1. i followed him to collect a hovering carriage driven by computer.= i followed him to collect a hovering carriage that / which was driven by computer.2. tomorrow you will be ready for some visits organized by the company.= tomorrow you will be ready for some visits that / which was organized by the company.过去分词作定语：a. 用作前置定语的过去分词通常来自及物动词，带有被动意义和完成意义。例如：we like skating in the frozen lake in the winter.= we like skating in the lake which has been frozen in the winter.how many finished products have you got up to now?= how many products that have been finished have you got up to now?来自不及物动词的过去分词很少能单独用作前置定语，能作这样用的仅限以下几个词，这时仅表示完成意义，不表示被动意义：a retired worker = a worker who has retiredan escaped prisoner = a prisoner who has escapeda faded / withered flower = a flower that has faded / witheredfallen leaves = leaves that have fallenthe risen sun = the sun that has just risena returned student = a student who has returnedvanished treasure = treasure that has vanishedb. 用作后置定语的过去分词通常也来自及物动词，表示被动意义和完成意义。这明相当于一个定语从句。例如：things seen are better than things heard.= things that / which are seen are better than things that / which are heard.the lobster broiled over charcoal was delicious.= the lobster that / which was broiled over charcoal was delicious.then let the ss do exx. 1－4 on pages 20 ＆ 21 and exercises in using structures in workbook to consolidate what they have learnt. and check the answers. if time permits, let the ss learn the following usage of the past participle in the class.过去分词作表语：过去分词作表语表示主语所处的状态。用作表语的过去分词大多来自及物动词；不及物动词的过去分词能作表语的只限于少数表示位置转移的动词，如go, come, assemble等，它们用在联系动词之后，表示完成意义，无被动意义。例如：the man looked quite disappointed.he is greatly discouraged by her refusal.his hair is nearly all gone.已经形容化了的过去分词大多可作表语，常见的有:accomplished, amazed, amused, astonished, broken, closed, completed, complicated, confused, crowded, devoted, disappointed, discouraged, drunk, excited, frightened, hurt, interested, lost, satisfied, surprised, worried等。过去分词作宾语补足语：a. see, hear, feel, find, think等表示感觉和心理状态的动词可以带过去分词作宾语补足语。例如：tom found himself involved in an awkward situation.i saw tom dressed like a beggar in the street.everybody thought the match lost until the last minute.b. make, get, have, keep等表示＂致使＂意义的动词可以带过去分词作宾语补足语。例如：i have my clothes washed everyday.don’t get your schedule changed; stay with us in the class.he’s trying to make himself understood.please keep us informed of the latest price.c. like, want, wish, order等表示希望、要求、命令等意义的动词可以带过去分词作宾语补足语。例如：we don’t like such topics (to be) discussed in class.i wish this problem (to be) solved this week.step ⅳ homeworkt: after class, please review what we’ve learnt this class and do more exercises. then preview the reading task in workbook.
　　the fourth period extensive readingteaching goals 教学目标1. target language目标语言a. 重点词汇和短语imitate, spin, shuttle-submarine, destination, sensor, be essential for, contactb. 重点句式the sea bottom is deep and this makes it difficult to.. p58only the robot cleaner will be able to move objects. p582. ability goals能力目标enable the ss to discuss the possibilities and the difficulties of living under the sea. 3. learning ability goals 学能目标help the ss learn how to talk about the possibilities and the difficulties of living under the sea.teaching important ＆ difficult points 教学重难点talk about the possibilities of living under the sea.teaching methods 教学方法fast and careful reading; asking and answering activity; discussion.teaching aids 教具准备a computer and a projector.teaching procedures ＆ ways 教学过程与方式step i warming uplead in the topic by discussing the possibilities of living under the sea. encourage the ss to use their imaginations.t: have you ever watched the movie ＂the little mermaid＂? do you like the sea? i myself like the sea very much. i always think that how great it will be if i have the chance to live under the sea! do you think living under the sea is possible? why? now please work in pairs to discuss the three questions on the screen.show the following questions on the screen and hold a discussion.1. do you think living under the sea is possible?2. where are you going to live under the sea?3. in the undersea cities, what equipments do you think are necessary?ten minutes later, ask some ss to answer the questions.t: have you finished? who would like to tell us your opinion? volunteer?s: i think it’s possible. maybe in the future scientists will invent some kind of equipment that makes it possible for human being to live under the sea. t: if it is possible, where are you going to live under the sea? there is all water and fishes around you.s: maybe in a special equipment which will provide us much-needed oxygen and can float in the water. in that case we can travel in the sea to enjoy the wonderful view of the sea.t: good. if you are going to live under the sea, what kind of equipment do you think is necessary for your living?s: oxygen provision and cleaning machine may be necessary.step ⅱ readingdeal with the passage on page 58.t: ok. from what you said, i know all of you are looking forward to living under the sea. now a company just provides the very service! please turn to page 58 and read the passage rising to a challenge. let’s see what the life will be like in this undersea city. when you finish reading, complete the sentences on the screen.give the ss 3 minutes to go through the whole passage. 1. the undersea city is so comfortable that it is described as ___________ .2. the undersea city has the following advantages:a. _____________b. _____________c. _____________d. _____________t: can you find out some suitable sentences or words to fill in the blanks? what’re the advantages of living under the sea?s: the undersea city is so comfortable that it is described as ＂a silk adventure＂.s: the undersea city has the following advantages: a. easy contact with the land surface; b. more personal space; c. complete personal security; d. no housework worries.t: that’s great. you all have got the general idea of the passage. now let’s look into some detailed aspects of the undersea city. first let’s look at its contact with the land surface. who would like to tell me at the very beginning, what kind of problem were they facing? and how was the problem solved?s: the sea bottom is so deep that it’s hard to contact with the land surface. but later they invented the one-person or family shuttle-submarines which will always be ready to take people to the surface.t: so in that case people who live under the sea can easily contact with the land surface. then com-paring with living on land, what advantage do you think can attract people to live under the sea?s: we can get twice as much personal space as in flats on land.t: good! then what kind of special equipment will be provided so as to realize all the advantages? please read the text again and finish the following chart. you can work with your partners.show the chart on the screen and give the ss 3 minutes to go through the whole text again to scan for the answer. a few minutes later, check the answers.advantagesspecial equipmentshow does it become realized?easy contact with land one person or family shuttle-submarinesalways ready to take people to the surface, a special small, computerized machine to monitor each person during the trip.more personal spaceget twice as much personal space as in flats on land, your house can float in the water.complete personal securitycomputer sensorcan feel the space left; only when the robot cleaner touches objects can they be moved.no house- work worriesfamily used robotsfeed your details into the computer hard-drive; answer your commands.t: this undersea city is amazing. but i think designing such kind of undersea city is quite difficult! do you want to meet its designer? now the designer of the city william lee is being interview. let’s listen to his interview and find out which two problems he came across and how he solved them. then please finish the exercises on page 59....step ⅲ follow-up activityset a scene for the ss: the company is going to held a press conference and exhibition. encourage the ss to design a poster which will draw visitors’ attention and provide some useful information.t: we know that all new products have to be promoted so that it can be well-known among people. now a press conference and exhibition is going to be held to make the undersea city known to people. if you work in the company, can you design a special poster to draw visitors’ attention so that they will come to the press conference? use your imagination and you can discuss with your group members.a sample poster:come to this meetingsee the value of our undersea houses.saturation city has:  easy contact with the land surface   more personal space  complete personal security   no housework worriescost: 20 dollarsdate: may 18thtime: 8:00 amplace: the science exhibition buildingstep ⅳ homework t: after class, please listen to the tape repeatedly until you can retell it yourselves and pay attention to pronunciation.
　　the fifth period speakingteaching goals教学目标1. target language目标语言make predictions:suppose that... i wonder if...is it likely / unlikely that...?do you imagine that...?is it possible that...?do you suppose that...?2. ability goals 能力目标enable the ss to talk about things at present and predict things in the future. enable the ss to describe some imaginary products.3. learning ability goals 学能目标help the ss learn how to talk about things in the future and describe some imaginary products.teaching important ＆ difficult points教学重难点teach the ss to make predictions and express their ideas about future.help the ss make up their personal future plans.teaching methods教学方法pair work and group work; discussion and cooperation.teaching aids教具准备a computer and a projector.teaching procedures ＆ ways教学过程与方式step i talkingset a scene for the ss: a man who is living in ad 2046 comes to visit your city and wants to know something about jobs in your city. ask the ss to work in pairs to make out an introduction plan. make a comparison between jobs at present and jobs in the future, and find out the changes and why these changes take place. t: in the first period of our unit, we discussed the changes between life in the past and life at present, also we make a prediction about our future, right? today let’s still talk about the future. suppose a man of ad 2046 comes to our city, he wants to know something about jobs in our city. how will you introduce the following two kinds of jobs to him? teachers and farmers. give the ss 1-2 minutes to discuss and then ask some of them to represent their opinions.t: ok. who would like to talk about the job as a farmer?s: nowadays farmers are still working very hard. few of them use hi-tech machines, especially in developing countries. they have to work most by hand everyday. sometimes they will use some machines such as trucks, seeding-machines, etc. in developed countries, agriculture has been computerized. farmers in those countries are much easier. t: good. what about teachers?s: nowadays lots of students stay in the classrooms to listen to their teachers. and the teachers have to use chalk, and sometimes they use computers.set another scene.t: so it seems that both these two kinds of jobs are very challenging. will they change in the future? now the man invites you to his city in the year 2046, what changes will you expect to find on these two jobs? s: i think 40 years later, working as a farmer will be much easier than now. farmers won’t have to work by hand, they can set a program in the computer and then the computer will finish all the tasks. it’s fantastic! and the harvest will be much better because of the science.s: i think in the future we don’t have to come to school to study. teachers will work on the internet. we will have classes through the internet. and unlike today’s teacher, in the future, a teacher can teach many subjects. and we will have robots do teaching jobs. t: so maybe i should be born 40 years later, in that case, the job for me will be much interesting. step ii follow-up activityencourage the ss to predict their future life and make a short-term plan. let them talk about their dreams and then write passages introducing these dreams.t: everyone, have you ever dreamt of your own future? have you asked yourself what you will be? now let’s make a prediction, or we can say, let’s make a plan for ourselves: what will i be in the future? you can discuss with your partners to fill in the following chart and then write a passage introducing your dreams.show the ss the chart on the screen.timewhat will you do?where will you be?how will youprepare for it?1 year later5 years from now10 years from nowgive the ss enough time to discuss. this will help them make clear of their own future. and then select some ss to give a report to the whole class.step ⅳ homeworkt: imagine you are at your age of 30. write a passage to describe your daily life or your experience.a sample version: it is the year 2020 and i have just turned 30 years old. more than 10 years ago, i left high school and went to study at a good university. i was a history major and i also studied two foreign languages. after graduation, i was offered a job teaching history in a middle school. at first, i didn’t think i’d like to teach history. i thought the students would think history was too boring. my first year was very difficult. i didn’t know much about teaching and the students did not like my lessons. but i was lucky. one of the older teachers became my friend and taught me a lot.
　　the sixth period writingteaching goals 教学目标1. target language目标语言重点句式living ... has bad effects on...one is a large classroom with all... 2. ability goals 能力目标enable the ss to write a report to the company that built saturation city.3. learning ability goals 学能目标help the ss learn how to write a report to the company that built saturation city.teaching important ＆ difficult points教学重难点help the ss find out the style of writing a report.teaching methods教学方法discussion and cooperation.teaching aids教具准备a computer and a projector.teaching procedures ＆ ways教学过程与方式writing stylehelp the ss find out the writing style of report by analyzing the text ＂rising to a challenge＂. summarize the basic points on the screen.how to write a report?the first paragraph (why you write a report)structurebody (your own ideas on the item)conclusion (how you think it will help)
　　a sample version:report about entertainment on no.4 floating island, saturation city the wonderful facilities in the entertainment center of no.4 floating island, saturation city, mean that the company can offer a full and perfect programme of entertainments. there are all kinds of entertainments of all aspects so that everyone will be able to fully enjoy themselves. all entertainments are offered. if you go to the entertainment center, you can have the chance to practise dancing, singing, and playing musical instruments. of course, you have the chance to enjoy wonderful concerts by different singers, such as pop concerts, classical concerts and operas. and also you can enjoy the latest films and tv operas.  the company will organize some perfect performances. we will offer permanent band to play for dancing every night. also we will invite different stage companies to come to our entertainment center to give wonderful plays.  we hope that these programmes and facilities will help you relax yourselves. we hope that you will come and try our entertainment center for yourselves.附 件文化背景知识time travelshaping the future the idea of traveling forward into the future or back into the past has always fascinated science fiction writers. the ＂grandfather paradox＂ is the argument that many people use to suggest that time travel is impossible. what if you went back in time and prevented your grandfather from meeting your grandmother so that your mother was never born? then you would never have been born ... and so on. until very recently such arguments led most scientists to believe that time travel could never exist outside science fiction. but amazingly, some interpretations of the weirdness of the quantum world now suggest that time travel is possible — at least in theory.gravity and black holes einstein’s theory of relativity brought space and time together in a single, four-dimensional arrange-ment that he called space-time. we know that we can travel forwards, backwards and sideways in space, so why not forwards and backwards in time? four dimensions are difficult to imagine, so physicists usually suggest you think of space-time as a rubber sheet stretched out flat. if there are no large masses around, the sheet stays flat, and so any object placed on it will move around in straight lines. but a large mass, such as the sun, makes a dip in the sheet because it actually warps space-time. now any other object with smaller mass, like our earth, moving about in space-time rolls into the dip as it comes past the sun. it appears ＂attracted＂ to the large mass. this effect of warping space-time is what gives rise to gravity. the universe is full of heavy objects exerting gravitational effects and the net result is that space-time is not flat at all but curved. everything, including light, has to follow curved paths in space-time. we know einstein was right about this because astronomers can sometimes see distant stars that ought to be masked by nearer objects such as the sun. instead of traveling in straight lines and hence being blocked, the light from the stars bends round the obstruction. when a star reaches the end of its life it mat collapse inwards under the influence of its own gravity to such an extent that all its matter becomes concentrated into an extremely dense object, a fraction of its original size. this is a black hole. black holes have such a huge gravitational pull that nothing can escape from them, not even light. we cannot see them but we have good evidence that they are being pulled about by a nearby invisible object with enormous mass. what does a black hole do to space-time? relativity predicts that at the center of a black hole is an infinitely dense point, called a singularity, within which all the normal laws of physics no longer apply. time, space, matter and energy no longer have any well-defined meaning. einstein’s equations show that such a singularity doesn’t just make a dip in the imaginary rubber sheet of space- time, it makes a tunnel that goes right through and momentarily opens out on the other side. where is ＂the other side＂? it could be somewhere else in space-time, either in the future or in the past, or it could even be in another universe! supposedly it was derwood’s time lords who first harnessed the power of a black hole to begin their experiments in time travel. if you could take a space trip through such a tunnel, or wormhole, you would have discovered the secret of time travel. this is of course impossible with today’s technology. but in the future, who knows?many worlds, many futures? to return to the question that has puzzled thinkers since newton’s day, is the future preordained? or are there a quantum world suggests that not only are there an infinite number of futures? one way of looking at the quantum world suggests that not only are realized in an infinite number of universes. photons and electrons sometimes behave as waves and sometimes as particles, but never both at the same time. so far, the argument for interference between one universe and another applies only to events occurring at the quantum level. but the idea of parallel universes provides a possible resolution to the ＂grandfather paradox＂ that might otherwise cause problems for time travelers. if we travel back in time and change history, we launch ourselves into a new future in a parallel universe — but we have no effect on the present one from which we started out. scientists of the future may well pursue a new form of futuristic technology based on quantum effects. such applications could include quantum teleportation, by which a quantum particle can be teleported from one point in space to another; and quantum computation, where calculations can be carried out which would take many years on a conventional computer. although we now know how to measure time very accurately, have we come any nearer to answering the basic question ＂what is time?＂.pleiades the pleiades is known as the seven sisters and messier 45. it is roughly 500 light years from earth. there are actually about two hundred and fifty to five hundred thousand stars with this cluster that have been counted including the 7 major ones that have been known throughout antiquity. the cluster contains thousands of stars, of which only a handful can be seen by naked eyes. the stars in the pleiades are thought to have formed together around 100 million years ago, making them 1/50th the age of our sun, and they lie some 130 parsecs (425 light years) away. www.xkb1.com